How can we reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV during invasive obstetric procedures?

• Main Authors: C N Mnyani (Author), E Nicolaou (Author), E Bera (Author), V Black (Author), J C Hull (Author), J A McIntyre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antenatal invasive obstetric procedures may be diagnostic or therapeutic, and are performed at different stages of pregnancy for various indications. The commonest indication for an invasive procedure during pregnancy is for fetal karyotyping when a chromosomal abnormality or a genetic defect is sus...